hybridism
- noun
- /ˈhaɪbrɪdɪzəm/
- Specialized
- Charles Darwin devoted an entire chapter of the Origin of Species to hybridism.
Examples
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Even the quality of her choreography seemed to continue this hybridism.
Academic text (2014) -
The outcome, as one Hollywood-based Mexican critic put it, was "lamentable hybridism." "Through the phraseology of their scripts," this same critic contended:
Academic text (1998) -
In agriculture, hybridism plays a crucial role in developing crops that can withstand harsh climates.
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The scientist studied the hybridism of different plant species to learn how they adapted to their environments.
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Hybridism in animals often results from breeding between different species to create new traits and characteristics.
Synonyms
Breeding two different plants or animals to make a hybrid
Animals or plants from different groups produce mixed young
Mixing different kinds of animals or plants to make young with chosen traits
Combining different things like ideas or styles to make something new
A process in which different breeds or groups mate to make hybrid young
Mixing different breeds to make animals or plants with mixed traits
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word hybridism starts with hybrid, from Latin hybrida meaning 'mixed breed', and ends with -ism, which shows a 'state or condition'. So, hybridism means the 'state' or process of being a 'mix', for example when plants, animals, or languages are combined to make something new.